Civil War encampment this weekend

On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, Civil War re-enactors from across the region will set up camp, relive, and remember the burning of the Wrightsville bridge and the ensuing Battle of Gettysburg.

Both military and civilian tents will dot the landscape as soldiers and civilians display the equipment, the firearms, the ammunition and the accouterments of a Federal (Union) Camp. Visitors will be able to witness military drills and artillery displays; chat with the soldiers; capture the scent of cooking over open fires and the sounds of the Fife and Drum Corps; experience primitive Civil War medicine and surgery, and stories of courage and loss. On Saturday evening, torchlight tours of the camp will be held with re-enactors assuming first-person roles in order to give visitors the feeling of stepping back into the past.

The Civil War Living History Encampment takes place on the grounds of LancasterHistory.org, 230 N. President Ave., Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.